# The Walking Dead; 7.02 "The Well" (open spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144 "2016-10-30T16:47:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/1 "2016-10-30T16:47:47Z")
[QUOTE=AMC] For a number of familiar faces, a new, well-established community seems too good to be true. [/QUOTE] So at least some of the gang find yet another community that seems too good to be true. A lot of those seem to have sprung up in the zombie apocalypse. šŸ˜‰ Khary Patyon, Chloe Bennet, and Dana Gould are on **Talking Dead**. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/2 "2016-10-30T19:26:04Z")
So, the gang gets to go there, take ā€œhalf their shitā€ and give it to Negan? šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/3 "2016-10-31T03:37:48Z")
Loved Melissa McBride in this episode. The look on Carolā€™s face when the mask came down when meeting Ezekiel, followed by the sudden and guarded sense of fear on her face when she realized that Ezekiel had her number were amazing. Particularly her body language in the later scene. Watch how she keeps moving to keep the courier bag between herself and Ezekiel until she finally gives up and sits down on the bench. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/4 "2016-10-31T05:19:03Z")
So, are they trying to poison The Saviors by giving them tainted meat? Does it work that way? Anyway, gotta love an episode centered around Carol. Of course The Kingdom was eerily reminiscent of Woodbury. ---
**Author:** ![GoodOldKJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@GoodOldKJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOldKJ)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/5 "2016-10-31T06:11:23Z")
So Alexandra + Hilltop + Kingdom + ? Vs Saviors!!! ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/6 "2016-10-31T10:25:04Z")
I liked this episode, especially compared to last weekā€™s horrid one. I enjoyed the World Building and Ezekiel got more character development in one episode than T Dog (remember him?) got in three years. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/7 "2016-10-31T12:48:57Z")
I want to play zombie polo like the people on horseback. That looks satisfying. > [@SuperNelson](#): > > Loved Melissa McBride in this episode. Ditto. The look of utter disbelief on her face when she first met King Ezekiel had me laughing out loud. Bonus points for a tiger in the ZA, CGI or not. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/8 "2016-10-31T14:52:54Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > So, are they trying to poison The Saviors by giving them tainted meat? Does it work that way? > > Anyway, gotta love an episode centered around Carol. Of course The Kingdom was eerily reminiscent of Woodbury. That was the impression I had. Didnā€™t we learn that eating zombie tainted flesh gives you a case of the zombies with that dude who lost his leg (and the leg was eaten) a few seasons back? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/9 "2016-10-31T15:08:36Z")
I thought it did not infect through being eaten. I thought they were just insulting the saviors. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/10 "2016-10-31T16:46:09Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > That was the impression I had. Didnā€™t we learn that eating zombie tainted flesh gives you a case of the zombies with that dude who lost his leg (and the leg was eaten) a few seasons back? But they didnā€™t get zombified. Besides, with all the zombi crap that splatters over people when their killing them, some would be bound to be ingested. Iā€™m guessing itā€™s either 1) ignorance on the part of the Ezekiel or 2) meant as a feel-good measure. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/11 "2016-10-31T17:48:27Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > But they didnā€™t get zombified. Besides, with all the zombi crap that splatters over people when their killing them, some would be bound to be ingested. Iā€™m guessing itā€™s either 1) ignorance on the part of the Ezekiel or 2) meant as a feel-good measure. I vote for number 2. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/12 "2016-10-31T18:00:08Z")
Itā€™s still rotten meat, it should at least give them some stomach problems. I saw it as petty revenge more than pointless gesture, not actually dangerous but not meaningless either. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/13 "2016-10-31T18:06:15Z")
I donā€™t think they were trying to poison them. I think it was just an FU to them to make the offering as inconvenient as possible because they resent doing it. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/14 "2016-10-31T19:19:37Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Itā€™s still rotten meat, it should at least give them some stomach problems. I saw it as petty revenge more than pointless gesture, not actually dangerous but not meaningless either. I do not know if pigs have the cast iron stomach they are rumored to. It poses a risk if they get caught. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/15 "2016-10-31T19:44:44Z")
And yet another reason besides trichinosis to not to eat undercooked pork. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/16 "2016-10-31T19:52:35Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > But they didnā€™t get zombified. Besides, with all the zombi crap that splatters over people when their killing them, some would be bound to be ingested. Iā€™m guessing itā€™s either 1) ignorance on the part of the Ezekiel or 2) meant as a feel-good measure. Agreed, but itā€™s not like consistency in how this world works is a hallmark of the show. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/17 "2016-11-01T02:13:28Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > So, are they trying to poison The Saviors by giving them tainted meat? Does it work that way?.. Youā€™d think at the very least the pigs would get sick & die. > [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > ā€¦Ditto. The look of utter disbelief on her face when she first met King Ezekiel had me laughing out loudā€¦ I think I agreed w/ Carol 100% about the Kingdom. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/18 "2016-11-01T03:18:15Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Youā€™d think at the very least the pigs would get sick & die. The pigs had gone feral, and had been living off of animated and inanimate corpses. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/19 "2016-11-01T03:32:11Z")
wasnā€™t there something @ the prison to do with the pigs that caused the sickness there? Not sure how KE would know that detail - but would be an interesting call back if so. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144/20 "2016-11-01T04:10:27Z")
Heck, have they considered _actually_ poisoning the saviors? Something relatively slow-acting, ideally thatā€™ll kill you in your sleepā€¦ maybe lightly dusting the pigs with arsenic or cesium. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-02-the-well-open-spoilers/770144.md?page=2)